Rock & Revy form an uneasy alliance with Ginji the Washimine-gumis top enforcer to rescue Yukio from her kidnappers. Even if she can be freed Rock finds Yukios position as the new head of the Washimine-gumi hard to accept especially when it calls his beliefs & loyalties into question. The conflict between Hotel Moscow & the Washimine spirals into greater violence setting Rock & Revy on a collision course with Balalaika & ultimately a shocking climax that will change Rock forever. ...

This is a new edition of a travel literature classic introduced by Geoff Dyer. First published in 1942 Rebecca Wests epic masterpiece is widely regarded as the most illuminating book to have been written on the former state of Yugoslavia. It is a work of enduring value that remains essential for anyone attempting to understand the enigmatic history of the Balkan states & the continuing friction in this fractured area of Europe. ...

Bob Lee Swagger one of the deadliest snipers the US has ever produced has put most of the demons of his past behind him but not the forty-year-old killing of his father in a sensational shoot out. He returns to his roots to find out exactly what happened that night in 1955 in Blue Eye Arkansas. Against him is a shadowy enemy corrupted by the secret of the older Swaggers death. As the two circle each other they close inevitably to a final explosive confrontation that will blast the secrets of two generations wide open. ...

The latest stirring instalment of the urban fantasy-thriller series starring Rachel Morgan. A pacey & addictive novel of sexy bounty-hunting witches cunning demons & vicious vampires. Having barely escaped being skewered by the criminal vampire overlord of Cinncinati Rachel now has even bigger problems to contend with. The demon Algaliarept although banished back into the everafter has infected others of his kind with his interest in a witch who can channel demon magic. Rachel soon finds herself with not one but three hellions on her tail; & one of them is even crazier & more dangerous than all the fairy assassins weres & vampires on the planet. Published as The Outlaw Demon Wails in the US. ...

Named as one of the GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2013. Longlisted for the Orange Prize & winner of the Betty Trask Award. For fans of Half of a Yellow Sun a stunning novel set in 1930s Somalia spanning a decade of war & upheaval all seen through the eyes of a small boy alone in the world. Aden Yemen 1935; a city vibrant alive & full of hidden dangers. & home to Jama a ten year-old boy. But then his mother dies unexpectedly & he finds himself alone in the world. Jama is forced home to his native Somalia the land of his nomadic ancestors. War is on the horizon & the fascist Italian forces who control parts of East Africa are preparing for battle. Yet Jama cannot rest until he discovers whether his father who has been absent from his life since he was a baby is alive somewhere. & so begins an epic journey which will take Jama north through Djibouti war-torn Eritrea & Sudan to Egypt. & from there aboard a ship transporting Jewish refugees just released from German concentration camps across the seas to Britain & freedom. This story of one boys long walk to freedom is also the story of how the Second World War affected Africa & its people; a story of displacement & family. ...

A prophetic warning against the foolishness of crusades John Grays Black Mass" challenges our belief in human progress. Our conventional view of history is wrong. It is founded on a pernicious myth of an achievable utopia that in the last century alone caused the murder of tens of millions. In " Black Mass" John Gray tears down the religious political & secular beliefs that we insist are fundamental to the human project examines the interaction of terrorism declining world resources environmental change human myths of redemption & a flawed belief in Western democracy & shows us how a misplaced faith in our ability to improve the world has actually made it far worse. " Brilliant frightening devastating". (John Banville " Guardian"). "A brilliant polemic... Grays most powerful argument yet". (J.G. Ballard " Guardian" Books of the Year). " Causes vertigo when it does not cause outrage". (" Sunday Times"). " Exhilarating invigorating". (" Literary Review"). " Savage. Gray raises profound & valid doubts about the conventional "plot" of modern history". (" Financial Times"). "A load of bollocks.. .could hardly be more bonkers if it was crawling with lizards". (" Sunday Telegraph"). John Gray has been Professor of Politics at Oxford University Visiting Professor at Harvard & Yale & Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics. His books include " False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism" " Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans & Other Animals" & " The Immortalization Commission: The Strange Quest to Cheat Death". His selected writings " Grays Anatomy" was published in 2009." ...

This practical mesh waste basket is the perfect addition to any home or office. It is discreet & simple in style & measures Approx. 265mm high. At the base it is 190mm across & then it tapers out to 220mm at it’s widest point across the opening. ...

Cornwall 1794. The birth of a son to Elizabeth & George Warleggan serves only to accentuate the rift between the Poldark & Warleggan families. & when Morwenna Chynoweth now governess to Elizabeths eldest son grows to love Drake Carne Demelzas brother the enduring rivalry between George & Ross finds a new focus for bitter enmity & conflict. From the incomparable Winston Graham...who has everything that anyone else has then a whole lot more
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Jack Carstares the disgraced Earl of Wyncham left England seven long years ago sacrificing his honour for that of his brother when he was accused of cheating at cards. Now he is back roaming his beloved South Country in the disguise of a highwayman. Not long after his return he encounters his old adversary the libertine Duke of Andover just in time to dispute at the point of his sword the attempted abduction of a society beauty. But foiled once the Black Moth has no intention of failing again... ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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